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Term: past

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "past": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

past

Definitions

Noun

  1. The time that has elapsed
  2. A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
  3. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

Adjective

  1. Earlier than the present time; no longer current

Adverb

  1. So as to pass a given point

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "past".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 past 1 281
2 pastor 2 17
3 pasture 2 14
4 paste 1 10
5 pasted 2 6
6 pastoral 3 6
7 pastors 2 6
8 pastime 2 4
9 pastry 2 4
10 pastel 2 3
11 pastor's 2 2
12 pastures 2 2
13 pastels 2 1
14 pasternak 3 1
15 pastes 1 1
16 pasteurization 5 1
17 pastimes 2 1
18 pasting 2 1
19 toothpaste 2 1
20 goodpaster 3 0
21 goodpasture 3 0
22 impastato 4 0
23 kleinpaste 2 0
24 pasta 2 0
25 pastas 2 0
26 paster 2 0
27 pasternack 3 0
28 pasternak's 3 0
29 pasteur 2 0
30 pasteurize 3 0
31 pasteurized 3 0
32 pasteurizes 4 0
33 pasteurizing 4 0
34 pastiche 2 0
35 pastiches 3 0
36 pastora 3 0
37 pastoralism 5 0
38 pastoralize 4 0
39 pastore 2 0
40 pastorino 4 0
41 pastorius 4 0
42 pastrami 3 0
43 pastrana 3 0
44 pastries 2 0
45 pasts 1 0
46 pastula 3 0
47 penne-pasta 4 0
48 pic-a-pasta 4 0
49 spastic 2 0
50 toothpastes 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "past".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 passed 1 157
2 post 1 85
3 paced 1 11
4 paste 1 10
5 spaced 1 8
6 pest 1 4
7 pursed 1 3
8 spiced 1 3
9 pieced 1 0
10 pissed 1 0
11 poust 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "past".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 vast 1 61
2 pat 1 35
3 pastor 2 17
4 paste 1 10
5 spat 1 9
6 pas 1 6
7 pasted 2 6
8 pastry 2 4
9 pastel 2 3
10 pastes 1 1
11 palest 2 1
12 pasts 1 0
13 pasta 2 0
14 pabst 1 0
15 ast 1 0
16 paster 2 0
17 pastas 2 0
18 passat 2 0
19 spas 1 0
20 rast 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "past" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 past five 1 3
2 past ten 1 3
3 past decade 2 2
4 past the 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "past" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the past 1 28

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "past" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 center 2 4
2 miranda's 3 2
3 variants 3 2
4 nine 1 2
5 game 1 2
6 outstanding 3 2
7 fours 1 2
8 seasons 2 2
9 frequent 2 2
10 departure 3 2
11 worlds 1 2
12 migrated 3 2
13 retreated 3 2
14 low 1 2
15 drastically 3 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "past".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 post 1 85
2 post-attack 3 5
3 pest 1 4
4 post's 1 1
5 post-mortem 3 1
6 post-traumatic 4 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 50

Sound Alikes: 11

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 4

Words that Precede: 1

Statistically Associated: 15

Consonant Matches: 6

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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